California led the nation in auto theft in 2004, with seven metropolitan areas landing in the top 10. San Diego ranked eighth overall, according to an annual report released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi leaders submitted a draft constitution to parliament just before their self-imposed midnight deadline yesterday, but disagreement with Sunni leaders and other secular Iraqis left the document incomplete, with fundamental issues still in dispute.

The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that both members of a lesbian couple who plan for and raise a child born to either of them should be considered the child's mothers even after their relationship ends.

The tap water at Angela Lawton's home in Lake Morena Village is safe to drink, says the most recent notice she received. Lawton got the word more than a year ago, but the East County resident still imports her drinking water in 20-ounce bottles from Costco. Of the stuff coming from her house pipes, she says simply, "I don't trust it."